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Times Square, in Manhattan Following is an alphabetical list of notable buildings, sites and monuments located in New York City in the United States. The borough is indicated in parentheses. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2012) American Museum of Natural History (Manhattan) Rose Center for Earth and Space America's Response Monument (Manhattan) Apollo ...
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission was created following the preservation fight and subsequent demolition of Pennsylvania Station. New York City's right to limit owners' ability to convert landmarked buildings was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978.
Hugh J. Grant Circle – Hugh J. Grant, 88th mayor of New York City from 1889 to 1892. Van Cortlandt Avenue – Jacobus Van Cortlandt, a wealthy Dutch-born American merchant, slave owner, and politician who served as the 30th and 33rd Mayor of New York City from 1710 to 1711 and again from 1719 to 1720.
Rudolph Giuliani (born 1944) – former Mayor of New York City; Charles V. Glasco – New York City Police Sergeant, most well known for his efforts to rescue John William Warde in 1938 [25] Jackie Gleason (1916–1987) – comedian, actor; James Gleason (1882–1959) – actor
Robert Moses – city planner, public official, referred to as the "master builder" of New York; Levi P. Morton – 22nd Vice President of the United States, ambassador, and former governor of New York [165] Charles Murphy – hedge fund manager [166] James Murdoch – businessman [167] Rupert Murdoch – media mogul [168]
Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1849–1918), 91st Mayor of New York City (1898–1901), first Mayor post-consolidation Robert F. Wagner Jr. (1910–1991), 102nd Mayor of New York City (1954–1965) Jimmy Walker (1881–1946), flamboyant 97th Mayor of New York City (1926–1932) forced into resigning by the Seabury Commission
Here are our 50 favorite New York-inspired baby names, taken right off the city streets, neighborhoods and landmarks. Now if you'll excuse us, we have to take Nolita to her guitar lesson.
Robert Jackson – New York City council; David Paterson – New York State Governor; Bill Perkins – New York State Senator; Adam Clayton Powell IV – New York State Assembly; Charles B. Rangel – United States House of Representatives, lives in Lenox Terrace at 132nd Street and Lenox Avenue [45] José M. Serrano – New York State Senate ...